Assessing the Characteristics and Cost-Effectiveness of Contraceptive Methods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10797176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Hutchings (corresponding author), Lyle Saunders |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 207 |
| Publication date | 1986-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966944 |
| OpenAlex | W2329149873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The purpose of this paper is to make available a collection of relevant information on contraceptive method characteristics costs and use-effectiveness and to give a framework for a cost-effectiveness analysis of different methods. The analytic technique used and the information provided gives informational guidelines to help determine a practical allocation of methods and resources. The section on method attributes addresses such concerns as side effects route of administration (oral or by injection) and availability. The section on delivery systems examines the characteristics costs and accessibility of various delivery systems and their relation to specific contraceptive methods. Because use-effectiveness is related to cost-effectiveness these 2 areas are considered together. The section on costs deal specifically with 2 categories of expense--products and services--and shows the relation of these costs to the total budget. A technique for estimating cost-effectiveness is presented. It assesses the relative cost in terms of births averted of a hypothetical mix of contraceptive methods within 3 delivery systems. It is concluded that program costs as well as cost-effectiveness should be considered when deciding whether or not to adopt or emphasize a method in a national program. Initial costs of products are not good indicators of the extent to which a method may be cost-effective in terms of births averted. Self-administered contraceptives are likely to provide less protection and fewer births averted than other methods. Methods requiring more skill or a highly-developed system to administer are likely to be more cost-effective in terms of births averted than methods requiring less skill. Methods that tend to produce frequent side-effects will require additional service and result in increased costs. Longterm protection although initially relatively costly involve smaller expenditures over time
Contraceptive Devices · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Demography · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 1989 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |